Sunday, May 20, 2012

De trui is af. Het goede groen is niet helemaal exact het vorige groen, maar er valt wel mee te leven.I finished my cardigan. The right green is not exactly the same as the previous one, but it is acceptable.

The Cookie sock of the month for May is Marilinda. It's a lacey sock with a little bit of cabling. The lace is carried on through the heel. I see this as a summery sock, providing you knit a short version of this pattern.

And summer is also the colortheme in the solidsocks group.When I think of summer, I think of flowers and sun, but also of frogs. When the frogs start making noice in the little pond behind our house, I know summer is coming. So, this skein of Wollmeise in the color 'Frosch' would work for this sock

I was impatient and started the sleeve anyway, used a provisional cast-on, and knit the sleeve cap. The plan was to knit the sleeve downwards when the new yarn arrived. It has arrived, and maybe it’s not clear in the picture, but it’s a totally different color. The house of hemp does not have labels on the yarn, and they say the natural color of the hemp makes this batch look different.Knitting the yarns and switching the skeins every 2 rows will still look too striped to my liking….
So I sent them a sample from my first yarn, and hope they can find something that’s similar.

And a bigger pair of socks for my IronMan, who for the first time showed some interest in handknit socks. I am going to try out all the simple ribbed socks from 'knitting vintage socks', to find out which heel and toe-style fits him best. Twiddling my thumbs is not going to happen soon here.